Article: Olmert to 'Jerusalem Post': She could have been our bridge to the Muslim world

HERB KEINON and MICHAL LANDO
Jerusalem Post
12-28-2007
Headline: Olmert to 'Jerusalem Post': She could have been our bridge to the Muslim world
Byline: HERB KEINON and MICHAL LANDO
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 01

Friday, December 28, 2007 -- Israeli leaders paid tribute to slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, even though Israel and Pakistan do not have diplomatic ties.

"I saw her as someone who could have served as a bridgehead to relations with that part of the Muslim world with whom our ties are naturally limited," Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told The Jerusalem Post.

He said the assassination was a "great tragedy," and that he received the news "with deep ...

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